A few weeks ago, my beloved and I sat before the fire and created a “Despacho” inspired ritual by creating 2 bundles. The first is what we are letting go of, the second is what we are calling in. We have been together to 2 1/2 years and were feeling that there had been some residue built up in our...

Once upon a time, I beloved that “spiritual work” needed to be hard. That anything worthwhile in life didn’t come easy. You’ve heard that before, right? This belief kept me in a romantic relationship with little joy for some aching years
This belief had me constantly judging myself, feeling like I could be better
This belief had me thinking...

40 years ago, my family fled Vietnam after the war, with the very few belongings they had and could carry. My father and grandmother had been separated, dad going by plane with insecure documents to Paris and my grandmother on a boat filled with a hundreds of other refugees, with no known destination...